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stirs the pot

stirs the pot is the third-person singular simple present indicative of stir the pot.

Meaning of stir the pot

Verb

stir the pot (third-person singular simple present stirs the pot, present participle stirring the pot, simple past and past participle stirred the pot)

  1. (figuratively) To cause unrest or dissent [with with].
    • Ukrainian top brass stirs the pot with talk of Bakhmut counterattack [title]2023 March 25, Dan Sabbagh, “Ukrainian top brass stirs the pot with talk of Bakhmut counterattack”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
    Synonyms:
    stir shit

Questions about stirs the pot

What is stirs the pot the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Stirs the pot is the third-person singular simple present indicative of stir the pot.

Words near stirs the pot in the dictionary

  1. stirs
  2. stirs one's stumps
  3. stirs shit
  4. stirs someone's blood
  5. stirs the embers
  6. stirs the pot
  7. stirs up
  8. stirs up a hornets' nest
  9. stirs up the animals
  10. STIs
  11. stishie

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